Automobile radiator ornament



Sept-2, 1930. y Q1.. HAWES 1,774,919

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR ORNAMENT Filed Sept. 14, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 sept. 2, 1930.

C. L. HAWES AUTOIOBILE RADIATOR ORNAMENT Filed Sept. 14, 1928 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Sept.u 2,y 1930 mobile, parts of the automobile structure b e-ty j 5- 5 of Fig. 4..'-

cHARLEsn nlnwns, orcmcneoginnmois .aUToMoBILEIinDIAron oiaNnMENfr A Appncafion med` september 14, i925. serial No. 30559072.'

invention- -'relates to Yautomobile radiator ornaments and more particular-ly to an` .ornament of the kind-described having the` Vshapeof a'birdwith-windfoperated wings.' The obj ect 4of the inventionis to provide la device of the kindY described,gofpleasing,v

artistic appearanceof 'comparatively simple yet ruggedlmechanisrn, and in operation particularly simulating. the motions ofra' flyi'ngbird. l' rl'Additional objects 'andfadvantages ofthe design and construction vemployed'l` will ap- Vrpear more fully in the details hereinafterdel ,y l

l shaped recesses32, 334 whichlatterfservevto permit vturning of ther U-gsh'aped bends 34, 35

scribed when A,taken in connection with .th accompanying drawings in whichV Fig. 1 is a side elevation/of my inventionk fas appliedto the radiator cap ofan-auto-v inl broken'awayy" Y f i x l,

ig. 2 Iis a'plan viewoff;;lj1he;,device;A Fig. 3 is a plan view of the inventionwith part of the lupper body casingremoved;l Y Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectionalview taken on line4-4of'Fig. 3:; and L f t Fig.`5 is atransverse section taken online In thejdraw'ings,

` an automobile to the-hood? cap Y'7 of whichfis'l Vsuitably secured'or, made integral'therewith, l a projecting stein 8 having the: shape of a vbranch of a tree, upon which is mountedfther birdB. n 'Y As eXteriorly viewed, the bird-comprisesfa casing 9, having an'l'u'pper o'r'lidsectifon 10 and a registering ...lower or bodysection ll'to which latter are'integrally securedithelegs ythreaded the lnut' 117, .thebolt being anchored inl Qa downwardly 'projecting socket 'member 18 integralwith theupper section.V

Projecting from either side ofthe bird isa pair of wings 19, 19 having folded over vand riveted portions y19? 197 to fasten' the in# serted ends offlinks20, 21kr which latter pass Adesignates the hoodof y Y Y a second bent portion 42, turnably securedin f ka .small aperturev 43` in they bottom of the The-downwardly projecting part 40 of the`V .frlinljlllis passed throughfthelowerf bottom f wa'llof the casing and then bent against the exterijorjsurfacethereof, inthis manneran f .85 linlg 41 in ;position,:'and consequently Vthe 12, which grasp thebranchfS.' 'gAsfbest shown, g plates 36, 3T in cooperativey relationshipfwhile A in F igures'4 and5,`the casing:9serves`tofenf r through apertures `formed betweenthe regisvtering top and bottom sections 10 and 11, re-

spectively. It will. be kobserved that link`s'20 f y.and 21'afterimmediatelyv passing into the inyteriorfofthe bodyrof'the .bird have a bent por- ,Y tion 20', 21 joined to straight portions 22, -23 L v whichlatter pass through andfturn-in chan-V ynels 24', 25provded in a pair of bearingf'siipr port i `members 2.6, 27 fthe'se latter f being .mounted -on pintles 28, 29 which are secured v influgs 30, 3,1v formed integrally withthe inner wall ofthe lower sectionll of. the orna 7 menti T-hegmembers 26 and-27 also have U- unitary .with 'the-inner terminalsvof the links 20,v 21.; Pivotallysecured to? thek U-'shaped Qbends are a pair'of tapering plates .36,"37, y K

' each having a perforation registering with a 'corresponding perforation linthe other of l `.thetapering plates, these perforations per"" mitting the2 platesto .be swingingly fjoined .lbya small bolt 38.4 As best shown'in Fig. 4 it ,will be seenjY that one wof the plates 36' has a "small-integrally formed projecting lug V39 is perforated to adinitagdownwa-rdly' projecting part 40 ofthe' link 41 which has section 11.

anchorage gbeing provided Y to maintain y the permitting some movement `,due tothe free! close a` mechanism hereinafter.- vto beide-l doin-'of motion provided lOGUWeeIik the part 4;() scribed, the upper section. ofV the casing being l Y 'configured to'provi'de an integral head 14 and Y. Itail 15. Thel upper section is secure'dto ,the

lower body section by a bolt 16'to .which -is`V Akand Bland secured theretobynutsBO 31.

From ther foregoing description, the func`V tionandmod'e of operationlof my: device has j been ,in part indicated,v`lbutwill'becomemore fully apparenty by kvthe following brief; description.y V Assuming the bird tovbemountedvon thefradiatorcapas shown yin Fig. f1, vand thev eut- Qmbile t0; be in motion; e current Qgl" will strike against thewings 19, which are in oblique position and serve as'levers of the inclined plane order. The tendency of the entire ornament to rise isl of course defeated by the device beingV anchored to the branch l0, but theconsequence of the air lift will be toV start the wings torisewhich in. their upward motion and with the momentum acquired by thewings 19 and the elements movably associated therewith will, carry the `v at.- tached links 20, 21 mounted lin members v26, 27, thereby rocking the latter,g ltwill be observed that the U-shaped bends 34, of the links 20,21, to which are' pivotally secured the tapered plates 37, 38 will now function as a crankto turn the links 20, 21 and consey quently'tocause the wingsthemselves'while rising, lto turn'jfrom an oblique'position to a Y position substantially parallel to or above an Aimaginary line drawn longitudinally through theiautomobile chassis. f In the parallel position'assumed the air will .effect no further l lift' ofthe lwings which will now tend to fall -backby gravity to ,their former inclined posiiion to be againsubjected tothe action of the windlas heretofore described. ."In the case y Where the wingsare carried up bythe momenvtumlacqui'red through-the impulse conveyed Vby an'imping'ing 'blast of air against-the uni derneath surface "of the fwings', above the imaginary line drawn longitudinally through theautomobile jchassisnit will be noted that the breeze or blast will now strike the wings on their upper 'surface therebyjtending to imypel. them downwardly which will occur until the n ioinentum of the -impulse conveyed to vthe wings in their downward movement will be neutralized by Vtherblast of airV striking them rfrom thek underneath side, this comipleting one 3cycle. .Y In `actual practice it will seldom' occur that the lair, impinging against @the will'maintain them in a fixed position, e it almost invariably v lbeing found fthe'wings willi-perform the cycle above indi- "that'a "lapping'motion will be conveyed.

When .the y vehicle is in rapid motion,

catedfwith great rapidity, the ornament Vsiniulatingthefiight of Va .bird in a realistic manner. YThe curve at which the wings have been cut andwshaped has been ydetermined in actual practicezto be highly eliicient in'carryyinginto Aoperation the -flying process indieated'. Since in actualpractice this ornament y vissubjected to rather severe usage `byreason the many hours fof; daily j operation the faverageautomobile is putto, the mechanism ..provided is `of al design and ruggedness best calculated to enable tithe deviceto perform its v4,functions 4while in's'iirin'g'I a long-life therefor. i While "Ifhave herein describedy and illusafpreferred design and VAconstructin,

"it'winfbegappa'rent that the invention 'is Qallpable oflcionsiderable modiicationand varianaar .departing non the; spirit or 'sacrificing any' ofy the' kadvantages of the details asset forth; hence it is to be understood the embodiment set forth is to be conned to the precise details only to the extent these are circumscribed within the scope of the appended claims.

What l claim as new and desire to secure as Letters Patent is:

f 1. A device of the class described, comprising a casing, a pair of wings adapted to be lactuated by wind, a bearing support pivotally mounted in said casing for each wing, said bearingsuppOrts mounted to oscillate upon axes longitudinal of said casing, a link connected to each wing and mounted lfor oscillatory movement in the associated bearing "support, and members having crank connections with said links to'cause said wings to oscillate upon aXes transversely of said casing as said bearing supports oscillate upon axes longitudinal of said casing.

2. A.' device of the class described comprising a pair of wings secured toa pair of corresponding links, a casing` within which said links extend, a bearing support for eachlink, said bearing supports pivotally mounted on axes longitudinally of saidy casing, a crank portion upon each link, and a blade member connected `to each crank portion, whereby when said wings are raised by` an impinging current o'f'air striking uponv the under surface of said wings, said wings will be oscillated to bring their upper surface in the path of the wind. f f

3. An automobile radiator ornament comprisingl a two-part casing having the conliguratio'n of a bird, means todetachably join said casing to form an inner chamber adapted to serve as a mechanism housing, a pair of wings connected to acorresponding pair 'of links, said links extending within said housing, a bearing support for each winglink pivotally mounted within said housing, the l'associated wing link being pivotally mounted -within said bearing support, `each link provided withan offset crank portion, `and aVA member mounted lwithin said housing and adapted to engage each crank portion, wherevby said wings are operated by the action of wind and said bearing supports and crank connections cause the upper and under survfaces of Vthe wings to be placed alternately inthe path of the wind.

4. An automobile radiator ornament comprising a casing having the conliguiation of a` bird,'said casing including anf'upper head and tail section registering with and removably secured to a lower body portion, a chamber within said casing, a pair of lugs integral with said body portion, a pair of boltsk 'secured in holes formed in said lugs, a pair I of journal members swingable on said bolts,

jsaid journal members 'having U-shaped recesses and apertures communicating with said recesses, a pair of links having crank portions :,turnablewithinthe said recesses, and straight 1 portions mounted in said apertures, a vpair of pivotally joined plates connected to said crank portions, a perforated lug on one of Said plates, an anchoring link passed through Vthe perforation of said lug, and a pair of Y Wings fastened to said pair 0f links evXteriorly of the casing.'y

In testimony whereof I name to thisjspeeifieation. e.

CHARLES L. HAWES.

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